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Linnaeus Tripe — No. 8. Ye-nan-gyoung [Yenangyaung]. Kyoung.
Linnaeus Tripe

No. 8. Ye-nan-gyoung [Yenangyaung]. Kyoung.

1855

Among the earliest systematic photographic surveys of Southeast Asian architecture, Tripe's salted paper prints provided Victorian audiences with unprecedented views of Burmese religious structures. His methodical documentation approach influenced later architectural photography throughout the colonial period.

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Salted paper print, from the album "Views of Burma" (1856)

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